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FARMING SYSTEMS APPROACH Introduction
FARMING SYSTEMS APPROACH Dr. M. A. Kareem Introduction Public sector extension in India has undergone several transformations since independence in 1947. Initially, the focus of extension was on human and community development, but during the remainder of the 20th Century there was a steady progression toward technology transfer within the policy framework of food security. The most significant development during the mid-seventies was the Introduction of the Training and Visit (T&V) Extension management system. By the 1990s, the Indian Extension system was at a crossroads. Since Extension had focused on disseminating Green Revolution technology for the major cereal crops for the past two decades, extension activities were largely carried out by state Departments of Agriculture (DOA). Other line departments, like Animal Husbandry (DAH), Horticulture (DOH) and Fisheries (DOF), had very limited extension capacity and primarily focused on the provision of subsidized inputs and services to farmers.
started developing the various farming systems models in accordance with the agro-eco systems zones. Since 1978, both scientists, extensionists, anthropologists, social workers, administrators have been publishing many articles on FSRE in different journals. Simmonds in 1984 clarifies the Farming System Approach as follows: It is an academic
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